Locum Consultant Hepatology

3 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The post is designed to provide clinical service provision for acute paediatric Hepatology and small bowel transplant inpatients, acute management and advice for patients outside of the hospital, outpatient care for new and returning patients, contribute to hepatology theatre sessions for patient requiring liver biopsy or therapeutic endoscopy and contribute to the efficient high standard working of the unit. A subspecialty interest that is complementary to the overall department strategy is highly desirable. The applicant will be expected to contribute to teaching within the department and educational supervision of our doctors in training. We are a research active department and would welcome applicants who will contribute academically.

The appointee will undertake clinical services weeks where they will be responsible for managing the inpatients (1 in 6 rota), ‘second on’ service weeks (1 in 6) in which referrals (internal and external) will be managed, clinics (new referrals, follow up patients and emergency patients who do not need admission), and theatre lists which will be allocated on a rotational basis.

The applicant should come from a paediatric background and have or be eligible for CST in Paediatrics or equivalent. He/she should have experience in all aspects of acute and long-term paediatric hepatology including management of children pre and post liver transplantation and small bowel transplantation.

Applicants will be expected to have or be eligible for accreditation in paediatrics, with specialist skills in hepatology, gastroenterology and nutrition. It is expected that the appointee will be able to manage a full range of paediatric hepatology procedures including the ability to perform therapeutic endoscopy for upper gastrointestinal bleeding and liver biopsy. Experience in therapeutic endoscopy and ERCP is desirable. He/she will also be expected to work closely with the transplant and hepatobiliary surgical teams.

The appointee will be offered a standard contract based on 10 Programmed Activities (PAs)/week on average, including out-of-hours cover (Friday to Friday) which is shared with the existing 5 hepatologists per annum. The job plan will offer sessions for direct clinical care and supporting professional activities on a 85% - 15% ratio basis per week on average.

During the service week, the on-call consultant is responsible for all hepatology in-patients, including those normally under follow up by another colleague. This arrangement allows for simpler communication and more efficient ward rounds.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

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